One month to Kick-off

[dlavery]

Originally Posted by JohnBoucher

Yes girls and boys, only 30 days to kickoff. Are we getting excited???

For me these last 30 days take forever. I'm waiting on a game clue. Perhaps I'll get one for the holidays.

We want to wish all of our extended FIRST family a happy and safe holiday season. I am looking forward to spending this season with all of you.

30 days isn't enough time. The animation isn't going to be ready, and we haven't been able to stock up enough fish. I need to call Dean and Woodie tomorrow and ask if we can push things back two or three weeks. Do you guys mind if we postpone kick-off to around January 26 or so? We can still keep the ship date on February 20, if that isn't a problem.

-dave

[vivek16]

[synth3tk]

Originally Posted by dlavery

30 days isn't enough time. The animation isn't going to be ready, and we haven't been able to stock up enough fish. I need to call Dean and Woodie tomorrow and ask if we can push things back two or three weeks. Do you guys mind if we postpone kick-off to around January 26 or so? We can still keep the ship date on February 20, if that isn't a problem.

-dave

I'd like to see you try... Seriously, that would not only hurt our poor little feelings, but would drive tens of thousands of high schoolers mad, making it the largest protest in mankind!!!

[ebarker]

Originally Posted by dlavery

30 days isn't enough time. The animation isn't going to be ready, and we haven't been able to stock up enough fish. I need to call Dean and Woodie tomorrow and ask if we can push things back two or three weeks. Do you guys mind if we postpone kick-off to around January 26 or so? We can still keep the ship date on February 20, if that isn't a problem.

-dave

AWESOME !! Just like real life - management sits on the paperwork until it is almost time to ship and then gives it up to the engineering staff to do in a week.

Now thats a real life challenge !!

[GaryVoshol]

Originally Posted by dlavery

30 days isn't enough time. The animation isn't going to be ready, and we haven't been able to stock up enough fish. I need to call Dean and Woodie tomorrow and ask if we can push things back two or three weeks. Do you guys mind if we postpone kick-off to around January 26 or so? We can still keep the ship date on February 20, if that isn't a problem.

-dave

OK, this must be a hint. Let's analyze.

"January 26" - Michigan is admitted to the Union as the 26th state.

"haven't been able to stock up enough fish" - Michigan is known for it's sport fishing. Brook trout, salmon, walleye, lake perch.

So obviously we will have some object with protruding "eyes" (walleye) that we will have to perch 26 feet into the air.

[J Flex 188]

I for one, wouldn't mind delaying kick off.. oh for say.. six months or so? I have to miss the entire FIRST season this year for an exchange term in France. Although, for once, robotics may not end up on the plus side of the equation when I am comparing it to school. Nevertheless, its going to feel really weird not to be at the Science Centre for the first time in 5 years on a snowy January monrning!

[vivek16]

Originally Posted by GaryVoshol

OK, this must be a hint. Let's analyze.

"January 26" - Michigan is admitted to the Union as the 26th state.

"haven't been able to stock up enough fish" - Michigan is known for it's sport fishing. Brook trout, salmon, walleye, lake perch.

So obviously we will have some object with protruding "eyes" (walleye) that we will have to perch 26 feet into the air.

And thus it begineth...

[Blue_Mist]

Oh the excitement! I keep a running countdown in my daily planner, right next to my running countdown to finals week. Since Cal Games, I've been writing Robotics limericks nonstop and resulting in some pretty good/bad/different ones. I've already written a limerick about the Off-Season and one about Kickoff, along with many others. Does anyone care to help me name the one about Kickoff?

[vivek16]

Originally Posted by Blue_Mist

Oh the excitement! I keep a running countdown in my daily planner, right next to my running countdown to finals week. Since Cal Games, I've been writing Robotics limericks nonstop and resulting in some pretty good/bad/different ones. I've already written a limerick about the Off-Season and one about Kickoff, along with many others. Does anyone care to help me name the one about Kickoff?

ode to kickoff?

I did that last year but got lazy this year. hmm... i might start now...

-vivek

[Blue_Mist]

Here are two that I've been working on for a while:

Needs retitling

Eight months a year the official off-season
Then for four months excitement beyond reason
Late hours we keep
The habit is no sleep
Exhilarating matches every region

Yet untitled

All the incredible fun without the fear
That in six weeks, soon the Ship Date will be near
Excitement in the air
Each brainwave is fair
Finally, finally the Kickoff is here!

Feel free to constructively criticize, slash viciously or comment graciously and professionally. Have fun!

Edit- Also feel free to name them. I suppose I will find perfect names for these limericks in time.

[synth3tk]

I really can't tear apart you poems, since A) They're better than anything I can come up with, and B) They provided some amusement and entertainment that catered to my huge anything robotics craving. Please do share more of them...

[Blue_Mist]

Thank you...
That makes me happy.

I actually have a pretty big list. I've been writing them since the first week of October... This one is Tamara's favorite.

"Organized Chaos"

Deeper, deeper within The Closet we delve
Drive train parts, wrenches and pneumatics we shelve
Chaos truly reigns here
Dust we no longer fear
Now, where were the implements with which we weld?

Again, feel free to say whatever pops into your mind about them. Thank you!

[Mark McLeod]

Originally Posted by dlavery

The animation isn't going to be ready,

Oh great! Now we'll get the game via sock puppets!

[JesseK]

Originally Posted by dlavery

30 days isn't enough time. The animation isn't going to be ready, and we haven't been able to stock up enough fish. I need to call Dean and Woodie tomorrow and ask if we can push things back two or three weeks. Do you guys mind if we postpone kick-off to around January 26 or so? We can still keep the ship date on February 20, if that isn't a problem.

-dave

WATER GAME

[T3_1565]

haha your robot must be outside the arena that is filled with water, the goal of the game is to catch live fish without harming them (if you puncture them on purpose you don't get the points).

1 fish 2 fish red fish blue fish